1. • As soon as you enter the room
sit in your assigned seat and
begin the warm-up activity
below.
• There should be no talking.
• Brainstorm as many forms of
art that you can think of.
4. • Religious beliefs, including
that of eternal life
• Tomb building
• Massive architecture due to
the need to have stability in
Functi walls.
on
5. • Tombs and Temples
• Thick sloping walls
• Stone Columns
• Stone lintels
• Flat roofs
• Small openings
• Covered in
hieroglyphs and
religious symbols
6. • Stone, particularly
limestone, was used
in large monumental
buildings
• Wood was rarely used
because there are no
natural resources of
wood in Egypt
• Sun-dried mud bricks
were used in small
buildings and houses
7. • Durable stone
structures have
survived
thousands of
years
• Monumental
temples
• Tombs
• Pyramids
8. • Basic construction
method used the
post and lintel
• No mortar was
used so stones
had to be cut to fit
together perfectly
• Ramps allowed
workers to pull
stones to the top of
structures
9. • Most had many symbolic elements.
• There were laws that applied to the
use of symbols and artists were
ranked according to their compliance
with those laws.
• Crafts and sculptures reflect
knowledge of human and animal
anatomy.
29. • What
invention
•Potter’s
allowed Wheel
people to
create
higher
quality
pottery
30.
31. 1. Religious Literature
1. Hymns to the gods
2. Mythology
3. Pyramid Texts
1. Instructions for the process of mummifying the
dead
4. Coffin Texts
1. Special spells that would be used in the
afterlife
5. The Book of the Dead
1. Tricks and instructions for gaining entrance
into the afterlife
32. oSecular (Non-religious) Literature
o Cinderella
o Crocodile
o Doomed Prince
o Journey to the Land of the Dead
o Proverbs
o Sealed Letter
o Turquoise Amulet
33. • Music was a very important part of
religious worship in Egypt.
• Musicians were professional and
played in specific places such as
in temples, the pharaoh’s palace,
or religious festivals.
